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Introducing the BCLA Accessibility Interest Group

On behalf of the BCLA Board, I’m pleased to introduce the BCLA Accessibility Interest Group! This group was inactive, but Rachel Chong has stepped forward to restart it. The Accessibility Interest Group exists to share knowledge, strategies and connect on issues...

Event: Indigenous Data Sovereignty and AI

Kristin Kozar, MLIS, is a proud member of the Hwlitsum First Nation with familial ties to Penelekut, Lummi Tribe and the Musqueam Indian Band. She is also the Executive Director and Oral Testimony Program Co-Lead at the Indian Residential School History and Dialogue...

Event: Sḵwx̱wú7mesh Sníchim Language Revitalization

We hope that you can join us via Zoom on Wed. October 1st for this fantastic presentation called S?wx?wú7mesh Sníchim Language Revitalization in the Public Library at 10:30am PDT, which was originally offered at the 2025 BC Library Conference. Tsitsáyxemaat Rebecca...

Event: Facilitation for Community Transformation

If you were able to attend the BC Library Conference in Nanaimo, you may remember our opening speaker Khari Wendell McClelland, whose vibrant presentation was one of our highlights! To start off our professional development offerings this fall, Khari is hosting a...